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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Teiidae
Bibliography of the genus Dicrodon
Biodiversity of the family Teiidae








Genus
Dicrodon

Desert Tejus

Wüstentejus

Ørkentejuer

1839 Dicrodon Dumeril & Bibron (type species: Dicrodon guttulatum Dumeril & Bibron 1839)
Contents: 2 species, of which 1 (50.0%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: Ecuador, Peru.

Dicrodon guttulatum

Northern Desert Teju

Nördliche Wüstenteju

Nordlig Ørkenteju

1839 Dicrodon guttulatum Dumeril & Bibron
1892 Cnemidophorus lentiginosus Garman (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970)
1899 Ameiva leucostigma Boulenger (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970)
1924 Dicrodon barbouri Noble (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970)
1957 Dicrodon holmbergi Schmidt (Fugler 1973)
Dicrodon guttulatum holmbergi Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet 2012

Remarks: The subspecies holmbergi has been regarded as a separate species (e.g., Henle & Ehrl 1991).
Distribution: Ecuador, Peru.


Dicrodon heterolepis

Southern Desert Teju

Südliche Wüstenteju

Sydlig Ørkenteju

1845 Cnemidophorus heterolepis Tschudi
Dicrodon heterolepis Burt & Burt 1933
1876 Dicrodon calliscelis Cope (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970)
1891 Cnemidophorus centropyx Steindachner (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970)
1891 Cnemidophorus peruanus Steindachner (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970)
1891 Cnemidophorus tumbezanus Steindachner (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970)

Remarks: Not listed by Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial (2016).
Distribution: Peru.